ma.tsah describes draining out liquid, whether from a cup, fleece, sacrificial blood, or waters.

The attested use describes liquid being emptied or drawn out: blood is put out at the altar, dew is drawn from a fleece, a cup is emptied, and waters are drained out. The form in Psalm 75:9 occurs in a verse whose APB rendering does not make its specific contribution clear.

1. Emptying or drawing out liquid · dominant

   In Leviticus 1:15 and Leviticus 5:9, Niphal forms occur where the APB renders sacrificial blood as “drained” at the altar. In Judges 6:38, the Qal form occurs as Gideon presses the fleece and the APB renders dew as drained from it; Isaiah 51:17 and Ezekiel 23:34 place the Qal perfect form with drinking and emptying a cup, while Psalm 73:10 describes waters being drained out.

   Leviticus 1:15Leviticus 5:9Judges 6:38Isaiah 51:17Ezekiel 23:34Psalm 73:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB repeatedly uses “drained” or “drain” in the supplied verses, for blood, dew, a cup, and waters. Psalm 75:9 does not clearly identify an English rendering for the supplied form.